A U.S. cruise line on Tuesday re-established port calls to its fenced-in site and beach attraction in northern Haiti after suspending visits just over a week ago following a peaceful protest by area residents.

South Africa and the United States have agreed on health and safety standards of U.S. meat exports, Pretoria announced Thursday, ending a deadlock that put at risk a key preferential trade arrangement.

Morocco postponed without explanation the inauguration of Noor-1, a solar power plant due to open Sunday in Ouarzazate, part of what will eventually be the world's largest solar power production facility.